The GIF below shows little scale reference, but I have to say it was not only the largest red-tail hawk I have ever seen (likely a female) it was one of the most dramatically and beautifully marked. Its size gave it nearly an eagle-like look when it had its wings fully extended as shown below.
And it wasn't a little bunny she was carrying away-it was a fully grown, large rabbit.
I pulled my phone and walked slowly towards it. I have been around enough birds to know that when they have real food in their talons, they will not give it to either attack you or to fly away. They will stand their ground with their catch, staring you down as you approach.
If you get too close, they will not attack you, but will instead try to fly away with their prey to eat it somewhere else. (They only go after prey they think they can subdue and fly away with, so this tendency raptors have to fly away with their prey before attacking you as you approach is no surprise)
Even knowing this, I approached slowly and with caution, even then not getting too close, but close enough to get a great video with the phone.
When it deemed I was close enough...it picked up the rabbit and flew into the air away from me. It labored to get it off the ground, like a heavily loaded transport plane.
As she flies away, it might be hard to see-her left talon was firmly grabbing the head of the rabbit, likely one of them going into the eye socket to get a firm grip.
The right talon however, had a much more tenuous grip, and she was in danger of dropping her prey. But she deftly repositioned her grip to stabilize her burden, and was able at the end to fly up and away.
That was an expert hunter there.
My theory is some large bird fished it out of the ocean, got it in its talons, was flying home to feed its chicks, and had to drop it because it bit it or it wriggled loose!
A hammerhead shark walks into a bar. Orders a screwdriver.
What, no laser?
The NY Post story about this from a few days ago said that the shark was dropped by an osprey. Also, if that shark is a meter long, then the guy holding it is really, really tall.
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Shark falls out of sky on unsuspecting disc golfers in South Carolina
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Oh, it’s a Toddler Shark.
Well, even a Shark-ette is still going to be known as “A SHARK”!!
A Harris Hawk dropped a rabbit on the carport roof one time. I’m not sure if it was a peace offering or a dire warning.
If you lived near lake Michigan a sturgeon or salmon could fall on the golf course from a bald eagle who lost his grip. Often another bird is harassing it. Bald eagles are on many coast lines in the US. And they would certainly go after a fish that size. Also, could be an osprey or turkey vulture as well.
Signs and Wonders.
‘Frisbee Golfer Catches Jaws Behind Back—Stunner!
Alien, Bat Boy and Bill Fist-Fight Over Hillary.!
The Daily Galaxy is no Weekly World News.
...a shark fell out of the sky and landed on my cooter...
I hope they left it for the eagle.
The object that fell was not a fish but a hammerhead shark....Wait, What?
And I thought I had it rough when those three-legged chickens started to show up here on the farm.
Disc Golfer 1 - (Puff puff) Dude, check out that bird. It’s all feathery and stuff.
Disc Golfer 2 - (puff puff) Whoa, bro, did that bird just take a dump?
Disc Golfer 1 - (puff puff) Nah, bro. That looks like a fish.
Disc Golfer 2 - (puff puff) Dude, fish can’t fly dude.
Disc Golfer 1 - (puff puff) Ya! I know bro. I think the bird dropped a fish, not a duce.
Disc Golfer 2 - (puff puff) Oh. Okay. Yeah. I get it. Let’s go check it out.
Disc Golfer 1 - Dude, that’s the weirdest looking fish I’ve ever seen. Did that really just happen? Um, dude? Are there any more of those up there? Dude, maybe we should go to the car and hang out until the fish stop dropping from the sky... which is really blue right now. Wow! (puff puff).
It’s the technologically advanced version of the Land Shark.
Knock, knock. Who’s there?
Air Shark.
Did they let him play through?
AI author, lol.